the tag system was developed by electronics giant hitachi. it's designed to detect and record physical movements as well as the length of time people speak to each other. the system then determines how animated the conversation was based on body movements. >> translator: the technology gives us skrun tifk data on actual communication and tells us about the vitality of our work environment. >> reporter: this chart shows the energy levels of conversations at the call center. it reveals that groups with good sales figures have animated chats on their coffee breaks. >> translator: i love being able to shoot the breeze on my breaks. it energizes me and motivates me to get back to work. >> reporter: employees were asked to spend their breaks with co-workers around their own age. their rate of securing new orders shot up by 13%. >> translator: this system shows there are lots of ways to boost sales. so i'm sure we'll be making major changes to how we manage this call center. >> the people at hitachi developed another tool to analyze behavioral data.

. >> the people at hitachi developed another tool to analyze behavior data. it tells where clerks should stand to maximize sales. that's all for me now. i'll leave you with how the markets are performing in asia. >>> investigators are trying the find whout is responsible for a series of bomb aattacks. two people were killed. the government blames opposition activists. the victims were from india. one other person was wounded. police say the bombs were homemade and placed by roadsides. the country's largest opposition group issued a statement denouncing violence and called for transparent investigation into the attacks. muslim residents have been staging rallies to demandor rights. a sunni royal family rules the country. >>> israel's prime minister said again and again he's willing to use military force to stop iran from making a nuclear weapon. two years ago benjamin netanyahu took them to the brink of a strike. he met with senior ministers and advisors. the armed forces chief of sff reportedly opposed the plan. he argued that the military lacked the capabili

other electronics giants like hitachi and mitsubishi electric revised down their profit forecasts. we'd like to see how those stocks doctoring to perform throughout the day. >> seems like a lot of news to digest in the stock markets. let's take a lk at currencies. how artheyrading this morning? >> if you take a look at the currency market, there is a sense of wait and see. dealers are staying on the sidelines. if you look at the levels of dollar/yen, 79.85-88. euro/yen, changing hands at 1 owe 03.50-54. the yen weakened slightly as investors see the boj maintaining its easing monetary status but moods were limited and volume was pretty low partly due to the impact of superstorm sandy. dealers' attention now focused on the very important policy watch, the u.s. jobs data, which will be out on friday, as well as the u.s. presidential election next week. so a lot to watch out for. back to the studio. >> a lot to watch out for indeed, thank you very much. our business reporter at the tokyo stock exchange. >>> that's all for business news for this hour. i'll leave you with a recap of the

i tell you why it is a good day to talk about energy policy -- today hitachi are investing 20 billion pounds in our nuclear industry. today is a good day to talk about energy because there is more investment in renewable energy under three years of this government than under 13 years of their government. it is a good day to talk about energy policy because we have got a green investment bank up and running. that is what is happening. there is no change to renewable energy. let me explain -- we have a big pipeline of onshore and offshore wind projects coming through. we are committed to those. frankly, all parties are going to have to have a debate in this house. and outside this house, about what happens once those targets are met. he ought to understand that if he bothered to look at the substance. >> that was a completely useless answer, mr. speaker. that there are investors all- around this country to one certainty about energy policy -- you have got one minister -- it is very simple, one minister who says he is totally against wind energy. that is the energy minister he appointed

it stems from a price fixing schemes involving manufacturers like samsung, hitachi, sharp and a slewmpanies that made displays for tvs and computers. an estimated 23 billion in price fixed panels were sold between 1999 and 2006. consumers have until december 6 to file a claim for a cash settlement of anywhere between $25 and $200 depending on how many tvs, monitors and laptops you purchased. >>> well, now that hostess is going out of business, twinkies are selling like hotcakes. and apparently, so is twinkie merchandise. twinkie the kit lunchboxes are a hot item. ebay listed one 14.99 last week sold for $690 today. >> come on. >> whoo. >> that's right. if that's out of your price range there are others averaging $100 >>> the tsa is easing up on restrictions. travelers will be able to carry snow globes. the only restriction they have to be 3.4 ounces the size of a tennis ball and has to fit in a resealable bag. two other holiday items now allowed are cakes and pies. >> and twinkies! [ laughter ] >> but they are subject to further scrutiny. for more information on that lcd settlement,

over to japan now where industrial and electronics giant hitachi is looks to combine two into aobe. how the holiday fires up the price of gold. respect . >>> president obama meets with labor and progressive leaders at 11:30 eastern today to discuss how to avoid the looming fiscal cliff in january. the group includeses the presidents of the afl-cio and cie unions as well as the heads for center for american progress and the center on budget and policy priorities. president obama will also meet with business and civic leaders later this week before starting budget talks with top lawmakers on friday. congress returns from recess and it has just seven weeks to try to reach a budget deal. republicans say they're confident the two sides can come up with a compromise. >> the can at the time ceiling is the more important date personally than the fiscal cliff issu auscacious time and there's nothing quite as auspicious as the festival of light. indian consumers stock up on the precious metal undeterred by the expensive price tag, made pricier by a weak rupee. but that love affair may be coun